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RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GRANTMANSHIP: THE CASE OF OAU OAK-PARK

RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GRANTMANSHIP: THE CASE OF OAU OAK-PARK. BY PROFESSOR G.A ADEROUNMU CENTRE LEADER, OAK-PARK DEAN, FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT, NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY Email: gaderoun@oauife.edu.ng Mobile: +2349035177940. WHAT IS GRANTMANSHIP?.

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RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GRANTMANSHIP: THE CASE OF OAU OAK-PARK

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  1. RECENT EXPERIENCES IN GRANTMANSHIP: THE CASE OF OAU OAK-PARK BY PROFESSOR G.A ADEROUNMU CENTRE LEADER, OAK-PARK DEAN, FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT, NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY Email: gaderoun@oauife.edu.ng Mobile: +2349035177940

  2. WHAT IS GRANTMANSHIP? • The craft and skill of applying for grants. • Grantmanship requires a mix of skills such as skills to: • understand and analyze the needs of the grant opportunity; • respond to it appropriately; • harness the current literature in your field; • apply it convincingly in the grant application, and • Planning skills for time, cost, and procedures are also necessary. • Grantsmanship involves: • Organizational planning: vision, mission and goals? • Organizational management: Team to write and manage the project • Fiscal management: Cost implication and sustainability • Defining relationships and partnerships: Partners, roles, etc.

  3. WHAT IS GRANTMANSHIP? • Reasons for FUNDERS to support your PROPOSAL • The problem addressed is significant. • Established credibility as an institution, and in the subject area addressed. • Good planning is evident throughout the proposal. • Team members writing are knowledgeable in the field • Strong commitment to the project. • The funding source is concerned with the same problem. • Some Reasons for FUNDERS not to support your proposal • Failure to match your goals with the foundation’s goals • Too many complex details and past achievement • Past achievement create credibility but limit this • Procedural irregularities, and promising too much, too ambitious.

  4. THE CASE OF OAK-PARK • ACE – PERFORMANCE BASED PROJECT • FOCUS- POSTGRADUATE TRAINING • COMMITMENT- MANAGEMENT AND TEAM MEMBERS + • STRONG PARTNERS • RECRUITMENT OF REGIONAL STUDENTS • SUSTAINABILITY • SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC STAFF

  5. THE CASE OF OAK-PARK • EXPERIENCES • Institutional Leadership and Project Ownership • Relevance to the Development Challenge • Potential for Institutional impact • Centre Leadership • Centre Management and Administrative capacity • Centre and Institutional capacity to implement activities

  6. THE CASE OF OAK-PARK • EXPERIENCES • Resources • Non availability of enabling environment • Recruitment of regional students • Non commitment of academic staff • Bursary and Internal Audit delay in processing necessary documents • Sectoral Engagement

  7. THE CASE OF OAK-PARK • WHY ATTRACTING SECTORAL PARTNERS? • Expand students opportunities for greater success and economic growth • Sustainability

  8. HOW TO ATTRACT SECTORAL PARTNERS? Step 1- Publicity through • Centre’s Website • Several Stakeholders meetings • Alumni (National and International) • Relevant Professional Bodies (Nigeria Computer Society, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria) Step 2: Selection Process • Expression of Interest Form • Technical Committee (TC) to evaluate and shortlist • Centre Management Board- Consideration and Approval of TC’s report • Final approval by the Governing Board

  9. HOW TO ATTRACT SECTORAL PARTNERS Step 3: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Review of draft MoU • Issues with respect to IP (IPTTO office) • Meetings with Partner(s) • Signing of MoU • Involvement of University Management during stakeholders meetings • Provision of enabling environment ( offices, research facilities, etc.) by the Centre • 3 of our sectoral partners were involved in developing the proposal and the implementation plan

  10. HOW TO ENGAGE SECTORAL PARTNERS? • Internship opportunities • Curricula development • Joint research projects • Support in kind and cash • Invitation as keynote speakers • Staff/students exchange • Joint organization of conferences/seminars/workshops • Work-study program

  11. APPROACH TO RETAIN SECTORAL PARTNERS Researchers IPTTO OFFICE IP issues ACE Research Studio Sectoral Partners • Problem identification • Joint supervision • Software product • Articles for Publication • Capacity building in Software and Hardware development • Employment generation • Problem Identification • Joint supervision • Marketing of Products • Funds generation • Recruitment of graduate students for employment

  12. RECRUITMENT OF REGIONAL STUDENTS Step 1- Publicity through • Centre’s Website • Several Stakeholders meetings • Alumni (National and International) Step 2: Selection Process • University Admission Procedure

  13. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY @ CCGH, OAU, Ile-Ife, Tue. 26th April 2016 WELCOME TO OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ICT-DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE PARK

  14. Can OAU SURVIVE without being INNOVATIVE ? Are You Ready or Getting Ready? What is your vision for the next ten years?

  15. TIME TO SPEAK AND TIME TO KEEP QUIET

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